And that is why it's very rare for a film adaptation to be better than the book. Mr. Toomey's mother was at least 50% of his problem.The only real background we got of TV Toomey was his flashbacks, and his father was a bigger nut and a louder screamer than he was His book father was way more of a presence and somewhat terrifying in his own right. It was good to see his father in the movie, but so much got missed, and his mother was never mentioned which is a shame because IMO she was at least 50% responsible for the way Mr. Toomey turned out..